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Unread 21-03-2007, 19:29   #20
Derek Wheeler
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Originally Posted by MrX View Post
While I know this will result in an immediate rebuke from the anti-car lobby on here, the barriers through ballsbridge, and particularly at serpentine avenue are not setup correctly.

I have been stuck at that crossing for anything between 8 and 12 mins, often in the rain (as a pedestrian).
The barriers often come up and then close again within 50 seconds at peak times. Then remain down for extended periods of time.

I can appreciate that there is a safety issue, however there are many level crossing barriers that are simply not operating in a way that optimises the open time.

Why does a barrier need to close just before Sandymount station as a train leaves Grand Canal Dock ?

Surely with modern signalling something can be done so that the barriers only come down a min or so before the train actually goes through.

It's crazy having the damn things in the firstplace on a "metro-like" service.
We discussed this before, I agree with you. Mark sees it differently in terms of the signal set up. I think it could be tighter.
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